or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep ¹  in Christ have also perished.

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

For now ¹  I would be lying down and ²  would be quiet, ³  I would be asleep and then at peace ⁴ 

And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died ¹  were raised.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

When ¹  the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Then ¹  he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour?

and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm ¹  came down on the lake, ²  and the boat ³  started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

After he said this, he added, ¹  “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. ²  But I am going there to awaken him.”

Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters ¹  at one time, most of whom are still alive, ²  though some have fallen asleep. ³ 

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  about those who are asleep, ³  so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope.

The sailors were so afraid that each cried out ¹  to his own god ²  and they flung ³  the ship’s cargo ⁴  overboard ⁵  to make the ship lighter. ⁶  Jonah, meanwhile, ⁷  had gone down ⁸  into the hold ⁹  below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.

he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they began making fun of him. ¹ 

Then the disciples replied, ¹  “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing ¹  on one stalk, healthy ²  and good.

But ¹  he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

Then he fell ¹  to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” ²  When ³  he had said this, he died. ⁴ 

He died ¹  for us so that whether we are alert or asleep ²  we will come to life together with him.

For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, ¹  that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not go ahead of those who have fallen asleep.